How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' timetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 X+ M6 t' c) e1 J
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$ {& m1 `$ c# f6 J0 j, Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe clear and present danger
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If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as公仔箱論壇+ K! E! t- [ H8 R- K
picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all overTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) F& ~1 A5 s s0 O# x/ ^
the country sparsely populated by humans.4 z; c* A: A- i
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.
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new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to thoseos.tvboxnow.com) {7 g" B# z7 m+ `4 a" W
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How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?
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Lee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight
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He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays6 }) j+ {3 K) O0 d. \5 M
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
* k, n7 c- G# c9 L' y0 ^公仔箱論壇Chinese population less and less.
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) k+ q( F7 ?# m# A p& EThe Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of& G+ ~9 g' Y8 j0 V
the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,os.tvboxnow.com0 o# ~* |7 @* y4 r8 D) v' h
but because those who could afford would have sent their children
5 I. }* `- Z. E( m5 W% sos.tvboxnow.comoverseas, who would decide not to come back.公仔箱論壇5 T& N8 _! v' c- r
"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the
V- k& ^; ?% W8 e" t8 ~0 rcountry's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."公仔箱論壇- N2 |+ j+ V9 b* T" }- O3 S# m8 I( `+ ?
) U v3 O7 b! Z+ y8 D2 Bos.tvboxnow.comStatistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems
6 g6 T8 u8 @1 @+ ~& J& H8 r6 h0 \are not here without a reason.
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- s) s, t* u& s9 RMM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks
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4 N) n* n' V2 d# A I; u, yos.tvboxnow.comIf this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can
- E g" d/ f3 a RTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a& n# L4 q+ Z1 ~3 _9 U
hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight toos.tvboxnow.com/ w3 j! O( c- L( Y
carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a0 n+ X% l' a/ C6 C
glimpse of one or two of them.
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That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we
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The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady
8 ?+ v8 ~6 b- `/ edecline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,1 q s2 p# x, a' k: u5 |( G. ]
they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.
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But Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and waitos.tvboxnow.com+ p4 ^% L' \8 V w$ r: Q' [
helplessly for such a destiny to befall them.
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They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and* `; J+ @- e' G+ E9 c# E
be in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a! ]& W( k* J/ {8 _
predestination.os.tvboxnow.com% t; }. p& }- g$ W* F) G7 M( o
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The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
: y$ P6 n1 a% P* eos.tvboxnow.comMalaysians. If the country's policies get more and more
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community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will
" ~: T1 O! [4 H* i# ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbexit the country in droves.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ ?& S- g& B, E* S; B6 B
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On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,
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common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of9 l! X" T- y* l( S
secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a: z; ^; K3 E/ x% g4 D8 h
much more promising future here.9 Q0 E+ |) t% D2 {9 u9 f2 F" c
So will Malaysia .
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8 |. W% h6 i7 Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhatever happens to this country or our society, the most important
2 r" v6 Y. k/ X; `$ h+ c; J7 _ Pos.tvboxnow.comelement for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will
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+ k% O8 c9 {* {8 C$ H s& Z7 Q+ n公仔箱論壇In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly公仔箱論壇& k3 }2 Y1 s) s
obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if ourTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" w2 ^; \- c& D# i& T! o. z
internal conditions remain this bleak.
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred yearsTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( R- \! O t4 O# ?; M: d/ J- R
from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.5 c$ p G" s1 q' j* ?+ {' X
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place within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese$ j; w8 q: E: w
community further, blurring their vision of the clear and present公仔箱論壇! ~, g. K, _& q& a; K
danger.os.tvboxnow.com R3 e" F3 ~6 v
. p t( {4 k/ F5 z6 Q! n$ [3 _os.tvboxnow.comWhat the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre andos.tvboxnow.com3 v, M6 N7 n, k+ n+ _
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